Chapter 586: The Ancient Hao Family

"Little Yu, I recall that the Ling Family isn't exactly a major clan, right? Your Huo Family is considered a powerful clan in its own right, and even possesses the qualifications to enter the Dark World Exchange Conference directly. How could you be unable to do anything about the Ling Family?" Chen Jing asked with some curiosity.

"Well, if it were just the Ling Family alone, it wouldn't be a problem for our Huo Family to simply steamroll them. The main issue is that behind the Ling Family, there is also Ahao Family. It was the appearance of this family that forced us to abandon the idea of steamrolling the Ling Family," Huo Yu said with a bitter smile.

"Hao Family? How come I've never heard of this family?" Chen Jing ran through all the major powers of Huaxia in her mind, but found no existence of any Hao Family.

"To be honest, we only learned of the existence of such a family after we made a move against the Ling Family." Huo Yu's tone was full of helplessness. "Moreover, the other side sent only one person to defeat my father and two uncles. Forced by the Hao Family's formidable strength, we had to back down."

"Golden Core? And not just an ordinary Golden Core." Chen Jing raised an eyebrow; she remembered that the Huo Family Clan Master and his two younger brothers were all Golden Core experts.

"That's right. The most important thing is that the person was just a young man under twenty years old." Huo Yu's tone was somewhat bitter.

"How did the Ling Family get involved with such a family?" Chen Jing asked with some confusion.

"It is said that a young lady of the Ling Family caught the eye of a young master of the Hao Family, and that is how they established a connection with the Hao Family."

"Hao Family... I never imagined there was still such a powerful family in Huaxia." Chen Jing frowned slightly.

"The Ancient Hao Family. I remember seeing it in the secret texts of my clan. It is said to be a very powerful family that hid inside a Hidden Realm before the arrival of the End of Dharma Era, occasionally sending family disciples out to walk the world," Su Wanyue said.

"Wanyue, do you know information about this family?" Chen Jing asked.

"The secret texts don't go into great detail. The only thing known is that the Ancient Hao Family's strength is very high. Even after experiencing the Calamity of the End of Dharma, there are likely still Nascent Soul grandmasters within the clan. Furthermore, because they reside in a Hidden Realm, the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi within the realm is dense, making the strength of their family members very formidable. If such a family were to emerge, it might cause a huge impact on the current Huaxia," Su Wanyue said with a frown.

"Hao Family, is it? If they stay quiet, that's fine. But if they jump out and act recklessly at this critical juncture, they will definitely be dealt with by Long Jingtian," Lingyun said with a shrug.

"This... this can't be, right? They have Nascent Soul grandmasters in their clan," Huo Yu's expression shifted slightly.

"Nascent Soul grandmasters? Naturally, there will be someone to deal with them," Lingyun said with a mysterious look.

"Do you think the people from the Hao Family will come to this Exchange Conference?" Chen Jing asked suddenly.

"Yes, I saw them earlier." Huo Yu nodded forcefully. "They should be in one of the private boxes right now."

"One of the private boxes? I remember these boxes are reserved for powerful factions. Could it be that someone gave up their box?" Chen Jing asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No, it seems they already had a box here," Huo Yu said.

Suddenly, Huo Yu seemed to remember something, and his expression changed involuntarily.

"Oh no, Big Sister, the people the Hao Family sent this time are not kind folk. I remember one of them is the very man who took an interest in the Ling Family's young lady. This guy is no good; if he sees you all, it will be terrible."

"See us? I think he has already seen us," Chen Jing said, raising an eyebrow.

"Then, then what should we do?" Huo Yu's brows knitted together instantly. "These guys are not easy to deal with."

"Rest assured, they are not easy to deal with, but am I easy to deal with?" Chen Jing said with a confident expression.

"This..." Huo Yu's tone was somewhat hesitant.

"Don't worry, that guy from the so-called Hao Family won't be able to affect Chen Jing at all," Lingyun said, patting Huo Yu on the shoulder.

Chen Jing placed her hand on Huo Yu's shoulder, and the aura of the Golden Core realm flashed and vanished.

"Understand now?" Chen Jing smiled and withdrew her hand.

"This, this is... Big Sister, you..." The look Huo Yu gave Chen Jing was already filled with a trace of shock.

"So, there's no need to worry about me."

In the private box, Hao Xuan had a cyan fruit in his mouth, slumped on the sofa in a slouching, devil-may-care manner.

"Tsk tsk, I really don't know what my uncle was thinking, actually making me come to this boring Exchange Conference. Compared to these bumpkins, wouldn't it lower our status for us people of the Hao Family? Top of the Hidden Dragon Assembly—what a boring title."

"Young Master, since the Elder said so, there must be his reasons. Moreover, there are quite a few young powerhouses in this Exchange Conference," an attendant-like person replied.

"Young powerhouses? What young powerhouses?" Hao Xuan raised an eyebrow.

"It is currently known that the Holy See's Saint Son Joseph, S. H. I. E. L. D.'s Flame God Bulu, the Dark Church's Saint Son Niluo, and others are all Golden Core realm experts."

"Oh." Hao Xuan looked uninterested. "Aren't they just a few minor Golden Cores? When the time comes, I'll let them see what a real Golden Core is."

"Hmm, I seem to have spotted some valuable prey." Suddenly, Hao Xuan's eyes sharpened, and his slumped body straightened abruptly. "Ahao, do you know the background of those people?"

Ahao looked at the people Hao Xuan was pointing at, and his expression changed: "Young Master, those people are not to be trifled with. You had better not provoke them."

"Hmm? Not to be trifled with? I'd like to know just how they are not to be trifled with."

"This group of people had a conflict with the Holy See's people shortly after they arrived on the island. Even the person in charge of the Holy See stepped forward, but the final outcome ended with the Holy See's people backing down," Ahao said. "Although I don't know the specific process, being able to make the always-arrogant Holy See back down means the power behind them must not be weak; it might even be stronger than the Holy See."

"Power? All power is meaningless in front of our Ancestor." Hao Xuan's face showed no trace of worry, seemingly extremely confident in the Ancestor he spoke of.

"Young Master, watch your words." Hearing Hao Xuan say this, Ahao's expression changed involuntarily.

"Rest assured, I have already set up an Array here; our conversation will not be overheard by others," Hao Xuan said lazily. "After the auction ends, go over to them and invite those beauties over for me."

"But..."

"There are no 'buts.' Being taken a fancy to by me, Hao Xuan, the Third Young Master of the Hao Family, is their good fortune!"

Hao Xuan slammed his hand on the sofa armrest, and a tyrannical aura emanated from his body. Carefully sensing his cultivation, it had clearly reached the Golden Core Mid-stage; this was the true capital of Hao Xuan's confidence.